... Superintelligence (founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever) received around $2 billion in funding, confirming the hype surrounding "safe" AI projects. In total, the first six months of 2025 saw numerous new unicorns emerge—dozens of private companies valued at over $1 billion. Some of them have rapidly reached "decacorn" status (valued at over $10 billion). Industry analysts estimate that since the beginning of the year, more than 40 startups worldwide have surpassed the billion-dollar threshold. Approximately half of all venture financing in the second quarter was directed towards projects in the field of artificial intelligence. However, hype-driven investment is also seen outside of AI: the return of "big money" ...

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